IPL 2021: 5 Players With The Most Boundaries In The History Of The Tournament

IPL 2021 is set to start next month with the first match scheduled to be played on April 9, 2021. Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in the first match of IPL 2021. The T20 domestic cricket tournament of India will witness nail-biting cricket matches between all eight participant teams.

Only six venues have been finalised to host the matches in IPL 2021. Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmadabad will host the playoffs and the final matches. No team will have the home advantage in IPL 2021 during the group stage. Spectators are not allowed for the initial games but a decision will be taken later during the tournament to allow spectators inside the stadium.

IPL tournaments observe the teams piling up a lot of runs on the scoreboard. Many players have been like a run-machine for their teams, scoring a lot of runs in the tournaments. Hitting sixes is considered a big achievement in the Indian Premier League.

The player who hits a maximum of sixes in the tournament is felicitated with the Maximum Sixes Award. However, there is not a lot of mention about boundaries hit during the tournament. So today we look at 5 players who have hit the most boundaries in the Indian Premier League.

IPL 2021: 5 Players With The Most Boundaries In The History Of The Tournament

Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir holds the 5th spot for hitting most boundaries in the Indian Premier League. Gautam Gambhir has hit 491 boundaries in IPL in 152 innings. Gautam Gambhir has scored 4217 in his IPL career.  The left-handed batsman played for Delhi Daredevils from IPL 2008 to 2010.

From IPL 2011 to IPL 2017, he was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders. Under his captainship, Kolkata Knight Riders won two IPL titles in 2012 and 2014. In IPL 2018, Gautam Gambhir moved to Delhi Daredevils. He retired from cricket after the tournament. Gambhir is an active cricket commentator currently.

Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina holds the 4th rank in hitting most boundaries in IPL. The left-handed batsman Raina has hit 493 boundaries in 189 innings. Raina plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL tournament. Raina is also the 2nd most leading run-scorer in IPL with 5368 runs. Raina has hit 1 century and 38 half-centuries so far. Suresh Raina was not part of IPL 2020 but will play for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli holds the 3rd rank in hitting most boundaries in the Indian Premier League. In 184 innings in IPL, Kohli has smashed 503 boundaries.

The remarkable batsmen Kohli has also hit 201 sixes in IPL. With 5878 total runs in IPL, Virat Kohli is also the leading run-scorer in IPL. Kohli has hit 5 centuries and 39 half-centuries in IPL so far. Virat Kohli is Royal Challengers Bangalore’s skipper and will lead the team in IPL 2021.

David Warner

With 510 boundaries in 142 innings, David Warner holds the 2nd rank in hitting most boundaries in IPL. David Warner is the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.

Warner has also hit 195 sixes in the tournament. David Warner has hit 48 fifties and 4 centuries in IPL tournaments so far. David Warner won the orange cap in IPL 2015, IPL 2017, and IPL 2019, after scoring maximum runs in all three tournaments.

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan has hit the most number of boundaries in the Indian Premier League. In 175 innings, the left-handed batsman Dhawan has smashed 591 boundaries. He has also hit 108 sixes in the tournament so far. Dhawan also records for 41 half-centuries and 2 centuries in the Indian Premier League. In IPL 2020, Shikhar Dhawan was the 2nd most leading run-scorer in the tournament.

Dhawan played for Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2008. In IPL 2009 and IPL 2010, he represented Mumbai Indians. He moved to Deccan Chargers in IPL 2011 and IPL 2012. From IPL 2013 to IPL 2018, Dhawan played for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Since IPL 2019, Dhawan has been part of the Delhi Capitals.